A Serious Man

2009 Joel & Ethan Coen 1h 46m ★ 6.7
Comedy Drama
A Serious Man

It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.

Cast

Michael Stuhlbarg Michael Stuhlbarg Larry Gopnik
Richard Kind Richard Kind Uncle Arthur
Fred Melamed Fred Melamed Sy Ableman
Sari Lennick Sari Lennick Judith Gopnik
Aaron Wolff Aaron Wolff Danny Gopnik
Jessica McManus Sarah Gopnik
Peter Breitmayer Peter Breitmayer Mr. Brandt
Brent Braunschweig Mitch Brandt

Vibes

Curious Chill Darkly Funny Mind Bending Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with A Serious Man

The Big Lebowski
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Coen Brothers' cosmic victims. Two films about men who just want things to make sense in a universe that refuses.